Broom-handle



(No Model.)

1). s. PERRY.

BROOM HANDLE.

No. 590,909. Patented Sept. 28, 1897.

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UNITED STATES,

PATENT OFFICE. I

DAVID SMITH PERRY, or URBANA, 01 110.

BROOM-HANDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 590,909, dated September 28, 1897. Application filed May 21, 1897. Serial no. 637,496. (No model.)

. To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, DAVID SMITH PERRY, of Urbana, in the county of Ohampaign and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Broom-Handles, of which the following is a specification.

It is the object'of my invention to provide a broom-handle which is upholstered throughout the length of the portion which is above the butt and is thus improved inappearance and adapted for use without roughening, hardening, blistering, or otherwise injuring the most delicate hands. 7 To thisend I have devised the construction hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating my improved broom-handle in use. Fig. 2 is a side View of my improved handle with covering applied. Fig. 3 is a side View of a handle proper without the covering. Fig. 4 is a cross-section of the handle, illustrating the application of the covering. Fig. 5 is a cross-section in perspective on line 5 5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a cross-section in perspective on line 6 6 of Fig. 3.- 1 v The handleA, Fig. 3, is first provided with a lengthwise groove or kerf a by means of a .plow, saw, or other preferred tool. Then a piece of suitable fabric B, cut to the required tapered form, is applied to the handle, which has been suitably coated with glue, mucilage, or other suitable adhesive substance, sothat the fabric adheres closely to the same and forms a permanent attachment thereof. In

such application of the covering B its side edges bare lapped over the groove a, as in Fig. 4:, and then forced down into the groove,-

as shown in Fig. 5, which operation is eifected by any suitable tool or by a machine specially constructed for the purpose. It is obvious the adhesive substance might be applied to the fabric instead of the handle with the same result. The fabric thus forms a close, smooth, soft covering and protector for the handle proper, so that it is distinguished by greatlyincreased utility and pleasing ornamentation.

I propose to employ any suitable fabric, but

figured silk, velvet, or plush is particularly suitable and attractive. I may in some cases employ other than strictly fibrous coverings, such as 'chamois or other soft leather. I fur ther propose to apply coverings of different colors corresponding with different furniture upholsterin'gs, so that a housekeeper may purchase brooms whose handle-coverings blend with the furniture of different suites or apartments.

-What I claim is-- 7 As an improved article of manufacture, the improved broom-handle composed of the woodenstock or handle proper, having a lengthwise groove, and the fibrous covering which is closely attached throughout the length of the stick by an adhesive substance,

and whose side edges are embedded and held in the groove as shown and described.

' DAVID SMI'IlH PERRY.

Witnesses:

Amos W. HART, J 0s. A. RYAN. 

